Etymology of the English word filoplume
the English word
filoplumederived from the New Latin word
filoplumaderived from the Latin word
filum (thread; thread, string, filament)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷhi-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷhī-Date
The earliest known usage of filoplume in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
